London Banter - View Single Post - Rail: the great unmentionable of the general election

Rick Hughes · April 28th 05, 05:54 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,uk.politics

(Ian Johnston) wrote in
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The amazing thing is that people still want to use the rail system,
and in ever-increasing numbers too.

The amazing thing is that people are amazed by this. For most people
the railway system is pretty satisfactory. Sure, they'll have the
occasional grumble about ticket prices, toilets or mayonnaise in
sandwiches, but on the whole the system works pretty well.

Or, perhaps, for most people the railway system is utterly irrelevant. For
a majority, the occasional grumble will be provoked only by having to wait
for a minute or two at a level crossing. And they are unlikely to be
tempted because they know rail is dirty, unreliable, expensive, and
dangerous. It must be, it says so in the 'Daily Rag.'

Rick.